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PETER ALVERSON, F NENV HAVEN, CONNECTICUT.

SPRING-LOCK FOR COACH AND RAILROAD-CHR EDOORS, @6o.

Specification lof Letters Patent No. i666, da-ted April 2, `1838.

To all whom t mag/concern Be it known that I, PETER ALvERso-N, `of New I-Iaven, i-n the Acounty `of New I-Iaven and State of Connecticut, have invented a new, improved, and useful Spring-Lock for Coach and Railroad-Car Doors. U

The object of` my invention is a .spring lock, easily managed and of sufficient strength to secure the door firmly, andyet in size and form so compact, as not to injure the pillar of the door, nor interfere with the run of the lights, and which may be opened or shut from within as well as from without.

This I effect by a mort-ise lock, the ordinary size of which, exclusive of the face plate, i's less than two inches long, one inch deep and about of an inch thick, and consists of the following parts, viz: rlhe face plate, the bolt, a double spiral spring, and stud, the tumbler, the base or shell, and the Y spindle with knobs or handles.

To enable others skilled in the art to make and use my invention, I describe the form of construction and operation of my lock as follows, referring to the drawings accompanying this my specification as part thereof, for a more full illustration.

No. l Arepresents the face plate, about three inches long, with mortises for the bolt, for the end plates of the case, and for screws to hold the lock in place. No. 2. B the side plates of the case, with an orifice in each for the ends of the tumbler to play in. No. 3. C

exhibits the back plate of the case, with an orifice at X to receive a stud half an inch long to be firmly riveted in place, for the spiral spring to play upon. No. 4. D the end plates with tenons and dovetails. No: 5 represents the back plate, stud, splral spring and bolt in connection A, the back plate. B` the stud within the spring C. C, spiral spring; this may be single, but I prefer a double spiral spring with reverse twists one wit-hin the other. D, the

j the 'receivethe-springwith easy play as seen j by the .dotted lines w, m. No. 6 exhibits the inside of the lock -incased (afside `plate being A, and other parts in place, and ltheir oper- `derecl .cylinder `passi-ng through fthe lock,

of the side plates, and having a square hole, a, in the center for the spindle and being carried with a wing-lever b, firmly attached to the body of the tumbler by brazing or otherwise, and tted to play upon the circular shoulder of the bolt.

The several parts thus described are put together in the Jfollowing manner. The side and end plates, inclosing the tumbler, are riveted and brazed to the face plate. The back plate with the stud, sprin and bolt connected as seen in No. 5 is tlien put in place and rmly riveted as seen in No. 6, and the operation is as follows.

The double spiral spring is calculated for an expansion of about two inches and a contraction to half an inch, and is placed upon the stud of the back plate so that one end of the spring shall press upon the plate and the other end Vupon the bottom of the hole in the bolt and thereby force the head of the bolt to project. By turning the tumbler to t-he left, the lever will press upon the circular shoulder, and draw back the bolt to the bottom of the case. The body of the bolt passing over and embracing the contracted spring andstud, thereby depressing with little friction, the projected head of the bolt to the level of the face plate. The bolt is steadied in its movement and supported on three sides by the case and on the other by theV body Vof the tumbler.

No. 8, exhibits the lock in place, in the pillar of the door, with spindle and knobs attached, viz: A, the face plate of the lock. B, the knob or handle on the outside. C, the inside knob attached to the spindle by a crank, thereby carrying the knob so far back as to prevent interference with the standing pillar when closing the door. The means of opening the door from within is not a necessary appendage to my lock. It may be used without, but when desired for the greater safety or convenience of passengers in cars or coaches, the mode suggested may be adopted. D, D, of No. 8 by dotted lines shows the place of thimble collars half having the necks fitted to play in the orifice half inch Aor more deep of sufficient size removed) .thereby showing the tumbler j ation. `The 4of fthe tumbler is a shoul-A soV . or any other suitable metal.

an inch or more deep, made with a screwV thread and lip on the outside, to armothe hole in the pillar of the door for the spindle to play in, and when screwed in, are by the thread of the screvv held firmly in place, and are an improvement on the collars in use.

For the materials of this lock, I propose to make the bolt andthe body4 of the tumbler of brass, the case and lever of sheet iron. But all parts of the lock except the. lever on the tumbler, which ought to be made ofiron, and all the other parts may be made of brass,

The superior advantages of this lock over any other coach lock in use, consists in its firmness, easy management, and its compact form adapting it to its appropriate use for coaches and railroad cars, but it may be applied to closet and other doors of houses.

I claim as my invention vand improvement: Y

l. The mode or method of inserting the spring, so as to permit thebody of the bolt to pass over it, thereby lessening the space required for the bolt, in the manner specilied.

2. I claim the construction of the lever in 'combination With the bolt constructed as above described.

New Haven, March 9th, 1838.

PETER ALvERsoN.

Witnesses SIMEoN BALDWIN, JULiUs AUSTIN. 

